Congestion charging and mass public transit projects have been identified as priorities to explore by the National Infrastructure Commission, to tackle transport delays and boost city region economies.
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On Monday it announced topics to be considered in its next major assessment of UK infrastructure priorities in 2023, and launched a call for evidence to help formulate costed policy recommendations for Government.
The Commission will also look at how a strategic cross modal approach to surface transport could boost trade between cities and make places more attractive to live and work in.
In addition the Commission plans to investigate how transport asset management can be improved to increase resilience.
It notes that its chosen transport priorities reflect public concern over the condition of local roads and poor urban and inter urban transport connectivity in many places.
Transport represents one of several challenges being considered by the Commission for its second National Infrastructure Assessment as it looks for ways to help the country reach net zero, build more resilience to climate change and help level up communities.
Infrastructure commission chair Sir John Armitt writes in a foreword: “We hope this report prompts discussion, but also encourages optimism: a confidence that, working in a collaborative spirit, the private and public sectors can develop infrastructure solutions to meet the challenges of the second half of this century.”
To read the Commission’s latest baseline report, click here.
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